Today on the podcast we chat with Nursing Professor, Elizabeth Denny-Wilson.

Elizabeth specialises in obesity prevention research with special focus on infant feeding and primary health care.

Elizabeth is on the WHO committee writing the guidelines around infant obesity prevention. She has a position on the National health and research council and is a member of their obesity committee. Elizabeth is also a board member of The Sydney Children’s Hospital Network.

Elizabeth is a remarkable woman and nurse whose empathy and compassion for new mothers and their babies is clearly evident throughout our chat together.

Through all the research she has done and contributed to, she has found a large gap around mixed feeding for mothers.

We all know breast milk for babies is the gold standard, but what if you can’t breast feed, have to return to work, have poor milk supply or baby refusal of breast?

What happens then?

We discuss this and more! We talk about mixed feeding where breast and formula milk are both used and just how little information there is around this. Elizabeth discusses the need for us to be supportive of new mums as this can be a very stressful time, especially when there is advice and suggestions coming from loved ones, well meaning friends and even strangers feel they can add their opinions unsolicited.

I felt so privileged to chat with such a remarkable nurse. I hope you enjoy this conversation with Elizabeth.

Bek x

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Today on the podcast I chat with co-founder of Orange Sky, Nick Marchesi. He and his friend Lucas Patchett decided to set up a laundry service for people experiencing homelessness and hardship through access to free laundry and shower services, as well as the opportunity for regular connection.

We provide a supportive, welcoming, and inclusive space for anyone experiencing loneliness or disconnection from the community, with a focus on improving hygiene, health, and quality of life.

Nic chats about how Orange Sky started. the amazing friends he has made and how the service has expanded.

I walked away from our chat with a new friend and an appreciation for the remarkable people out in our community who give of themself and their time and believe in the power of connection.

If you want to find out more about Orange Sky or want to donate time or financially,

The link is below.

Home - Orange Sky Australia | Homeless Charity | Positively Connecting Communities

A huge thank you to our sponsors for this episode, Nutricia.

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Today on the podcast, we chat with Justine Holloway who is the Regional Nurse Manager for Donate Life Victoria.

Justine is passionate about leadership and our chat encompasses this, management of a team nurses and being very aware of caring for her team in an area of nursing where burnout and emotional fatigue can occur.

Justine’s passion around strong leadership in nursing is injected in to every aspect of our conversation and I absolutely loved her passion for nursing and nursing leadership.

I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!

If you would like to become an organ donor, or want to check your status, please head to the following link:

Australian Organ Donor Register - Services Australia

This episode has been sponsored by our friends at Nutricia, and for that I am truly grateful.

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